Local shops react to silver, gold market

GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ) — We’re seeing significantly high prices of gold and silver across the nation; and its creating a shake up for some small shops in northeast Wisconsin.

For years, the price of silver per ounce was generally in $20-30 range. That’s according to Mike Worachek, the owner of Card and Coin in Ashwaubenon. Then this last October it shot up to $50.

“Then the people that wanted to get out, sold at $50 so we had an abundance come in,” said Worachek. “Then it went up a little bit more and then all the people who thought it was going to go to $200 started buying. So we go in kind of a flip-flop.”…

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